Bill Gates paying for Emails? PLEEEEEASE READ!!!!

Anyone knows anything about Mr Gates paying you money if you send on a email.?Received this the other day..........

>> I thought this was a scam myself, but two weeks after receiving this >e-mail and forwarding it on, Microsoft contacted me for my address and >within days, I received a cheque for US$24,800.00. You need to respond >before the beta testing is over. If anyone can afford this Bill Gates is >the man.>> It's all marketing expense to him. Please forward this to as many people >as possible.> You are bound to get at least US$10,000.00.> We're not going to help them out with their e-mail beta test without >getting a little something for our time. My brother's girlfriend got in on >this a few months ago. When I went to visit him for the Baylor/UT game.>>> She showed me her check. It was for the sum of $4,324.44 and was stamped >"Paid In Full".>> Like I said before, I know the law, and this is for real>> Intel and AOL are now discussing a merger which would make them the >largest Internet company and in an effort make sure that AOL remains the >most widely used program, Intel and AOL are running an e-mail beta test.>>> When you forward this e-mail to friends, Intel can and will track it (if >you are a Microsoft Windows user) for a two week time period.>>> For every person that you forward this e-mail to, Microsoft will pay you >$203.15.> For every person that you sent it to that forwards it on, Microsoft will >pay you $156.29> And for every third person that receives it, you will be paid $17.65.> Within two weeks, Intel will contact you for your address and then send >you a check.> I thought this was a scam myself, but a friend of my good friend's Aunt >Patricia, who works at Intel, actually got a check of $4,54323 by >forwarding this e-mail.>> Try it; what have you got to lose????